Producción de datos para el monitoreo de la migración internacional en Argentina

Abstract

The article focuses on analyzing the capacity of the State's administrative records and other sources for monitoring international migration in Argentina, particularly living conditions and access to rights. The starting point is to characterize the legislation and institutional framework on migration issues as a reference framework for monitoring, recognizing that although Law 25.871 guarantees access to rights such as education, work and health for migrants on equal terms with nationals, the country does not have a specific institutional framework that deals with the comprehensive and periodic review of its compliance, but rather it is disaggregated in a wide range of agencies. Official data sources, on the other hand, present great challenges to allow this monitoring in a comprehensive manner. Other non-official sources, such as the National Migrant Survey of Argentina developed by migrant organizations and academia, make it possible to complement the available data sources and advance in a data governance strategy for monitoring international migration in Argentina.